Nkanjang Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nkanjang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkanjang Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nkanjang Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkanjang Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nkanjang is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkanjang? popularity and diffusion

Nkanjang is the 5,587,209th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Nkanjang occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkanjang reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria Nkanjang is most frequent in: Cross River, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkanyang887/
Nkenjang881/
Nkondjang821/
Nkamgnang821/
Nkoundjang781/
Nkandjoung781/
Nkonyang752/
Nkoniang751/
Nkenjong751/
Nkenyang751/
Nkanhoung711/
Nkonyong631/
Nkonhoung591/
Nkonsoung591/
Nkonssong591/
Nkeangnang561/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkanjang
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